Audubon Elementary School

About This School

Audubon Elementary School is located in Foster City, CA and is one of 17 elementary schools in San Mateo-foster City Elementary School District. It is a public school that serves 639 students in grades K-5. See Audubon Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.

A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.

Audubon Elementary School had an API growth score of 908 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement.
Audubon Elementary School's 2012 base score was 900 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.

In 2010, Audubon Elementary School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

Grade 2 Math Performance

Audubon Elementary School Reviews

A family of famlies.
Great teachers - lead by a wonderful new Principal - I've got 2 boys who attend, and I try to get involved as much as I can. (if you are able to volunteer - why wouldn't you?)

THe school is ranked amoung the best in the nation!
YOu get what you give - and with all of the state budget cuts - it has hit our schools vety hard - but we pull together and pull through in the name of our children.

Test Scores

About the CST

The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students are assessed in grades 2 through 11 in English language arts and math, in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science, and in grades 8, 10 and 11 in history/social science. In grades 9 through 11, students may also be assessed in math and science, depending on course enrollment.

How is it Scored?

Students receive one of five ratings: far below basic, below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

About the CAT6

What is it?

The California Achievement Test (CAT/6) is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons. The CAT/6 test is one of the five components of the STAR Program.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 3 and 7 are assessed in reading, language arts, spelling and math.

How is it Scored?

Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.

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The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 CST Results for all subjects tested.more...